Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Internal MPFT Mental Health Nurse Consultant - Community Teams
The closing date is 15 April 2026
Candidates should be Registered Mental Health Nurses currently working within Mental Health Services in South Staffordshire with the required qualifications to undertake this position.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 8c Consultant Nurse within the Community Mental Health service based in South Staffordshire. The post will cover the Integrated Mental Health Teams across East Staffordshire.
This post is being advertised as a secondment opportunity for two years. If you are interested in this post as a secondment from your current role, you would need agreement from your line manager, and we would ask that you have a conversation with them before applying to ensure that you can be released.
You will predominantly work as part of the IMHTs but will be expected to support and provide input across the whole community mental health service provision, reflective of needs.
You will act in the role of Responsible Clinician (RC), or working towards RC, as defined in the Mental Health Act 1983 revision 2007, for a specific caseload of patients, working alongside and covering for Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues. If the successful applicant is working towards RC then banding will be agreed at an 8b until qualified.
Please note it is essential that you be able to assist service users in travelling over a large geographical area in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to lead the service in any future expansion in line with local and national policy, by using your experience in managing and working within multi-disciplinary teams and the input of service users to guide future change.
This post will form part of the senior collective leadership group and take an active role in the transformation of community mental health provision across the care group.
This role will require a high level of integrated working and will require the post holder to take a lead in the development and enhancement of relationships with partner providers and service user / carer groups.
The post holder will have experience in teaching and education within the field of practice and will be required to work with the trust's research department in undertaking research within the role and their clinical practice.
As Nurse Consultant you will lead and innovate, whilst incorporating service evaluation and bringing proactive thinking and development within the team and the wider trust workforce.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression.
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccination every year
* Attractive relocation package
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding this role, please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Check out our videos showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
If this is something that you are interested in, please contact Liz Barsby Operational Team Lead or Angela Upton or Michaela Kemp also on 0300 303 3427.
Person Specification Qualifications
* RMN or RN (Mental Health)
* Masters level qualification (Level 7) in advanced clinical practice or equivalent qualification
* Approved Clinician Status as approved by the Secretary of State
* Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification
Skills
* Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
* Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health care/treatment interventions
* Expertise in psychosocial interventions, including relapse signatures and relapse prevention plans
* Skills in interacting therapeutically with patients who have a range of presenting problems
Experience
* Significant and in-depth post qualifying clinical experience
* Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary health and social care setting (mental health)
* Experience of working with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
* Experience of managing, supervising and supporting nursing teams
* Registered Mental Health Nurses currently working within Mental Health Services in MPFT, South Staffordshire with the required qualifications to undertake this position.
* Experience of working in in-patient mental health services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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